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Table 4 Meta- analysis of baseline physical activity categories as determinant of T2D development

From: Independent and combined effects of physical activity and body mass index on the development of Type 2 Diabetes – a meta-analysis of 9 prospective cohort studies

Physical activity on T2D

 

Model 1a

Model 2b

 

N

HR

95 % CI

HR

95 % CI

Heterogeneity p-value

High physical activity

9

1.00

 

1.00

  

Medium physical activity

9

1.11

0.86–1.43

1.08

1.04–1.13

1d

Low physical activity

7c

1.64

1.45–1.85

1.23

1.09–1.39

1d

  1. aModel 1: T2D = physical activity level categories
  2. bModel 2: Model 1 + age + gender + educational level + smoking + body mass index categories
  3. cNo estimates for CaPS and WH-II
  4. dBetween study variance is estimated as zero